SNA vs GCA

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Match summary:

Graz Cricket Academy win by 8 wickets with 9 balls to spare

Hamid Safi 28*(9) | Shawkat Durani 2/7 (2)
Lakmal Kasthuri 18(9) | Navin Wijesekera 1/5 (2)

There were a few nervy moments, but Graz Cricket Academy got there with time to spare! The SNASY medium-pacers, Navin and Divith Wijesekara in particular, applied the squeeze on the Graz Cricket Academy top order early on, but a bad ball every now and then eased it for GCA! The same happened when the slower bowlers, especially the leg spinners came on; it was a matter of punishing the bad balls, and while there were a few that the batters missed out on, they latched onto the others, and that made the difference in the end!

Just seven runs came off the first three overs of the run-chase, thanks to some really tight bowling from the Wijesekaras. It was a struggle for the GCA openers, they just weren't able to get the timing right, and Hamid Hamidi departed due to the pressure created. Shawkat Durani and Bharath Gowda had to labour through a tough passage of play. 

While Gowda failed to carry on going into the middle overs, Durani, along with Hamid Safi, stayed out there till the end, smashed the hapless Zubair Azizi for 20 in the 8th over, and killed the game off. It was a cakewalk for Graz after that.

8.3 Divith Wijesekara to Hamid Safi, GRAZ CRICKET ACADEMY WIN THIS MATCH! Short of a length outside off. Safi tries to cut it away past point. Single taken.

8.2 Divith Wijesekara to Shawkat Durani, DROPPED! Short of a length outside off. Durani cuts at it but gets a top edge that is put down by the fielder at third man! Single taken.

7.5 Zubair Azizi to Hamid Safi, DROPPED! Back of a length on off and middle. Safi pulls at it and gets a top edge that is put down by the fielder at short fine leg. Single taken.

7.4 Zubair Azizi to Hamid Safi, SIX MORE! Floated outside off, turns away. Safi goes down on his knee and slog sweeps it over the cow country fence for a maximum!

7.3 Zubair Azizi to Hamid Safi, SIX! Tossed up at a length outside off. Safi clears his front leg and slogs it away over the deep midwicket fence for a huge hit!

7.1 Zubair Azizi to Shawkat Durani, SIX! LOVELY SHOT! Tossed up outside off. Durani hangs back in the crease and whips it away over the deep extra cover fence for a huge hit!

That was the over the Graz Cricket Academy were after! The batters were able to punish the bad balls at long last! As it turns out, Bharath Gowda's wicket was the key to the dam being broken!

6.6 Janan Ghelzai to Hamid Safi, SIX! SHOT! Short down the legside. Safi swivels in the crease and pulls it away over the deep square leg fence for a massive hit!